Introduction With rain forecast for most of the day, I made an early start and travelled just 25 minutes to a sort of no-man’s land between Marple Bridge, Compstall, Charlesworth, Rowarth, and Mellor. The walk straddles the Stockport / Derbyshire border, crossing a mix of moorland and sheep pasture. There…
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Introduction All week, Thursday’s forecast has been for a band of rain / snow to arrive around the middle of the day. In hope that the forecast may change, I planned a walk in the hills. I also had a Plan B. I set the alarm for an early start,…
Introduction The weather forecast was poor, so I intended to give it a miss this week. However, with just a few squalls of rain around I decided to risk getting out and about, and elected to stay local. A nod here to Joe and Denise McGrath who led a walk…
Introduction Venturing onto the hills, after last night’s fun with Razorlight and The Kaiser Chiefs outdoors at Castlefield Bowl in the heart of Manchester,it suddenly felt like the very moment that summer turned to autumn. The weather was cool and cloudy with a very fresh westerley breeze. The walk is…
Introduction After a week of long drives, I chose to stay local today. Greasley Hollow is a hidden wonder – an unspoilt and little known gem of a valley. It is not a place to go in the wet season, as it becomes extremely muddy; even the couple of days…
Introduction Browsing my maps earlier in the week, I spotted Stalybridge Country Park, which I’d never heard of before. Seeing that it has four reservoirs I reckoned it would have good hard surfaces for walking on, which can be essential at this time of year. Continuing on over Hollingworthall Moor…
Introduction The weather forecasters seemed unable to decide whether the early rain would be here all day, or perhaps just linger further south. So, I changed my plans, and took a walk that I know well, and from which I could fairly quickly retreat if the weather took a turn…
The Greater Manchester Tour When our region entered Tier 2 Covid restrictions, our son Adam agreed to “social bubble” with Caroline and I. When we went into Tier 3 we were advised against travel outside of of our restricted zone, so the three of us decided to go on a…
Using That Extra Hour Somehow I seemed to arrange a couple of hours tennis with Caroline for this morning, and to meet Adam for a five mile walk this afternoon. Still, these are things we can do in the Tier 3 lockdown, and the extra hour created a great chance…
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